. >>> a very personal cause brought grammy award winning singer natalie cole to washington today. she spoke about her struggle with the disease hepatitis c. >> there are so many people that do have it that are ashamed. there are people out there that know they have it and made them feel ashamed. this is no longer a disease to be ashamed of. >> natalie cole is now part of a national campaign called tune into hep c. it is to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of the disease. she likely got the disease from a contaminated needle when she was a drug adisability 20 years ago. an estimated 3 million americans suffer from the disease and many don't know it. >>> a city in danger after dozens of wild animals got loose. >>> a man's bizarre death in d.c. >>> the quarterback carousel >>> 911 what is your emergency? >> there is a lion out here. >> that will get your attention. tonight all of the wild animals wandering around have been found. they got out after this man, the man who owned them let them all out and them killed himself. among the animals, tigers, lions, bears and a wolf. the s

after that, natalie cole will be at the national press club talking about hepatitis c. the singer was diagnosed with the disease during a recent blood testing 2008 -- during a routine blood test in 2008. that gets underway at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> because i am a businessman, of which incidently i'm very proud, and was formally connected with a large company, the subsequent errors of the opposition have attempted to picture me as an opponent of liberalism. but i was a liberal for many of those men heard the word. and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. although the loss, he left his mark in political history, speaking up for civil-rights and becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, frank and roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series. live from in the end of friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. -

. >> we went with andrea bocelli and amy winehouse in london and abby road and laura jones and natalie colelos angeles and the queen did a beautiful job "who can i turn to," and she did that out there. and we went to nashville and lady gaga, so it was an international experience. in other words, instead of the artists come to me, we went out to them and made them comfortable where they're comfortable. tavis: i'm glad you said that. i would assume that for a lot of folks talented they might be, there has to be a level of intimidation when you step into the studio with tony bennett. >> these artists who are so successful and they got it from school, they went to school and had good teachers that taught them how to prepare and show up properly and know what you are doing and all that and that's the difference. this new group is going to be around a long time because it wasn't a short cut, they just had wonderful teachers that showed them what to expect and what's going to happen if they go into the entertainment world. tavis: did you have the opportunity to do that in school yourself or was be

woman is am >>> a very personal cause that's not easy to share brings gramny award winning singer natalie coleere to washington. she spoke about her struggle with hepatitis c. >> there's so many people out there that do have it that are ashamed. there are people out there who knows that folks have it and they have made them feel ashamed. this is no longer a disease to be ashamed of. >> cole is part of a national campaign called tune into hep c. it's to raise awareness surrounding the liver disease. cole talked about how she likely contracted hepatitis cc from a contaminated needle when she was a drug addict more than ten years ago. an estimated 3 million americans have the disease but many don't even know it. >>> today at the white house, president obama will give 13 people the citizen's medal honor. jessica mullen's program supports tens of millions of military families. this is the nation's second highest civilian medal. it's awarded to those who perform exemplary deeds or services to the country. congratulations to her, taking the initiative to help those soldiers overseas, make them

the deltas have thousands of members nationwide including aretha franklin, natalie cole. the national office has expressed -- they have called the attacks extremely disheartening. reporting live sam ford, abc 7 news. >>> lawyers for a former university of virginia student accused of killing another student access to her medical records. huguely is accused of killing his girlfriend by slamming her head into a wall. authorities say she died of head trauma. defense attorneys say she died of an irregular heartbeat caused partially by prescription medication and drinking alcohol. the trial is expected to begin in february. "people in parts of the country got an unexpected show in the night sky last night. the northern lights were seen not just in the north. home video and photos show it over eastern michigan and wisconsin. this time around people as far south as georgia and oklahoma got a view as well. abc 7 the reports of people here who saw the lights and our own sky. this is a natural phenomenon triggered by a solar storm. go to wjla.com and click on photos. we will show it

we go to the national press club in washington to hear from singer natalie cole. she will be talking about chronic hepatitis c. she was diagnosed in 2008. >> visit our website at www.press.org, and if you care to donate, you can find information ason the website as well. i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today's event. our head table includes gas of the speaker, as well as working journalist who -- guests of the speaker, as well as working journalists who are members. if you hear applause in our audience, we would like to note that members of the general public are attending so it is not necessarily a sign of lack of journalistic objectivity. our weekly podcast is produced by members and available on itunes. our events on twitter using the hashtag @npclunch. please note that the journalists' presence at the head table does not signify an endorsement of the speaker. we will begin from your right. the washington correspondent for "the detroit free press," a new member of the club. the vice president of communications with the national he

. >>> and grammy winning natalie cole, daughter of nate -- nat king cole, will be in d.c.ting public health and hepatitis c awareness. >>> have you heard about this one today? president obama gets his telepromter and podium poof. stolen. i know. laughing about this a little bit with you. >> could you imagine what would happen if they took our telepromter? >> some days we do. how did this happen? >> i'm kind of skeptical about this story and would be more so except for the fact there's been kind of a back door confirmation that there's a big investigation going on, but how does the president's telepromter and the podium with the seal get stolen? this is in central virginia. also based on the report by wwbt tv in central virginia and as i said, the administration really hasn't shot it down. i've called and sent e-mails. a bunch of people have gotten information about it. not much. this happened before the president got there on his trip. this was part of the advanced process. what we know is number one, it's not the secret service this time. >> meaning -- >> in other words,

. >>> a very personal cause that's not easy to share, dprammy winning singer natalie cole is speakinge with hepatitis c. >> there are so many people out there that do have it that are ashamed. there are people out that who knows that folks have it and they have made them feel asha d ashamed. this is no longer a disease to be ashamed of. >> cole is taking part in a national campaign called tune into hep b. it is to increase awareness. cole spoke about how she likely contracted hepatitis c from a contaminated needle when she was a drug acts 20 years ago. an estimated 3 million americans may have the disease but do not know it. >>> today, president obama will give 13 people the president yad citizens medal. one of the people on that list is a military spouse who founded soldiers list. her organization has sent tens of thousand oefs pranls to as much members. the medal is awarded to those that have done exemplary deeds to the country for fellow citizens. those care packages are so important. congrats to her. what a well deserved award. >> indeed. still ahead, standing out from the crowd,

on october 13, a secretaryray lahood with the department of transportation and october 19, natalie cole talk about the american liver foundation public health initiative h andarvey levin will be here and october 31, one of your opponents, herman cain will join us and he will be followed november 3 by tom brokaw and november 9 by william shatner. we would like to present you with our small thank you give him that is the traditional npb coffee mug. thank you for being here today. [applause] your son is a u.s. senator and sent the senate is considered the upper chamber, how this is world on the hill different and perhaps better than yours? [laughter] [applause] >> the first day we were sworn in together, we were on the same tv programs and they were poking fun at me. there were saying your son is in the senate and you are in the house. i said that i have already told him that if he does a real good job as a senator and he eventually might be able to get a seat in the house of representatives. [laughter] >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker today [applause] ? thank you all

we will hear from grammy award- winning singer natalie cole. we will have her remarks live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. later back at the senate side, a committee looking at the issue of concussions in sports for athletes and their parents. one member has asked the federal trade commission to investigate misleading claims and deceptive practices by equipment makers who claim their helmets reduce concussions. that is coming up today at 2:30 p.m. eastern. live at the national press club coming up at 1:00 p.m. eastern. host: what was the biggest surprise last night? guest: all of the drum up. i would say rick perry's performance was a surprise to me. i did not think he performed well last night. i keep waiting as an observer for rick perry to all the sudden dazzle us with his ability as a speaker. there were things he said last night that i could not understand. i was totally sober. his explanation for why he did not agree with the preacher who attacked more menacing as a cult -- attacked mormomism as a cult. that is a problem for rick perry, i

but more like that's natalie cole and she's got hep c. and she's in a wheelchair, and she is still singing. as a person, as a regular person sitting out in the audience, if i saw that i would be like, hey, that's pretty cool. that's an amazing. could i do that? could i encourage someone to do that? you know, a game, i about your attitude. and i hope to see some changes, you know, with the advocates that what they take from when i speak with them, what they take from whatever i'm saying, that they will be able to infuse not just go see your doctor, give screening, ask them, but check your attitude. don't do the wind me. that will make you crazy. don't do that. spent countries because as you talked about the concert that you participated in with some of the people, who have been touched by this, i'm just thinking about the fact that in my lifetime i don't remember a lot of other people, people of such immediate awareness mms you do, or at least your peers, whatever step forward in such an aggressive way. what was it that made you decide to,

and plenty of famous faces, from natalie cole to aretha franklin.olice admit their suspect should be pretty easy to find. he's a very big man, almost 300 pounds. they caught him on camera. now, they'd like to put him in cuffs. >> and soon. thank you very much. >>> a health alert now. and new developments concerning the hpv vaccine. it's recommended for girls to protect ens serve -- protect against cervical and other cancers. and today, it will be decided whether to recommend it for boys, as well. it looks like the cdc will recommend it for boys? >> i think they will. we know this virus causes genital warts. and more importantly, cervical cancer. >> in girls. but boys now? >> in boys, they're finding it can cause neck and throat cancer. when the vaccine was approved, the information wasn't there. so there wasn't enough to say what the benefit was for boys. with this information, i expect they will move in that direction. >> you are personally convinced. you had your two boys vaccinated. >> i did. when i started researching this story and reporting on

natalie cole will talk about the foundation and for public health initiatives. 4.rvey will be here october 2 herman cain will join us following november 3. before we do get to the last question, we would like to present you with our small think you get. that is the traditional coffee mug. here is our last question. >> is a son is the u.s. and a share. how is this different or better than you are? >> it reminds me of a little story. when we were sworn in, we were on the same television program. it had the feel that your son is in the senate. i said i've already told him if he does a real good job that he might be able to get a seats >> thank you for coming. thank you. thank you for organizing the event. if you like to get a copy you can check it out at www.pressclub.org. thank you. we are adjourned. >[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> watch more video. see what political reporters are saying. it is easy to use and helps you navigate the political thing. plus links to the media partners in primary and caucus sta

on october 19, we have center natalie cole will talk about the american liver foundation's national public health initiative. on october 24 we have been sees harvey levin. will talk about the landscape and entertain and news coverage. on october 31 we have herman cain, candidate for the republican presidential nomination. who will talk about gop presidential issues. on november 3 we have come brokaw, journalist and author. i would like to present our guests with the traditional national press club mug. >> thank you. >> and one last question. mr. secretary, if i get one of those new cars made by google that drives itself, will i be able to start texting on my way to work again? [laughter] >> no. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you, secretary lahood, for being our guest today. i would also like to thank national press club staff including its library and staff center for organized today's event. here's a reminder that you can find more information about the national press club on our website. it like a copy of today's program please check that out at www.press.org. thank you, and we are adjou

after that, natalie cole will be at the national press club talking about hepatitis c.the singer was diagnosed with the disease in 2008. that gets underway at 1:00 p.m. eastern. in one of the activists behind egypt's arab spring is giving advice to the occupy wall street protesters. then vincente fox discusses mexico's violence and advocates for legalizing durgs. rugs. topics on "washington journal" include education spending, last night to convey, and regulating banks. >> during this period, my working relationship with judge thomas was positive. i had a good deal of responsibility and independence. i thought he respected my work and that he trusted my judgment. q>> it has been 20 years since anita hill testified on capitol hill. this past weekend, as she spoke about what that testimony meant and the lasting effect it had on our culture. >> when you are returned from a testimony that has become this event that you really had no idea what's going to be what it was, and then you -- i said i would walk out on the street and everybody did polling. immediately after the hea

on october 19, natalie cole will talk about the national labor foundation. on october 31, one of your opponents, herman cain, will join us. he will be followed november 3 by tom brokaw and november 9 by william shatner. we would like to present you with the traditional coffee mug. thank you for being here today. [applause] here is our last question. your son is a u.s. senator. how is his world on the hill different or perhaps better than yours? >> it reminds me of a little story. the first day, we were sworn in together and we were on the same television program. i was asked, how you feel that your son is in the senate and you are in the house? i said, i told him if he does a good job as a senator, he might be able to get a seat in the house of representatives. [laughter] >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker today? thank you, senator. thank you for coming here today. i would like to thank our national press club staff for helping to organize today's event. you can find more information about the national press club on our web site. i will r

on october 19, natalie cole will talk about the national liver foundation's proposal.harvey levin will be here to talk about the changing landscape and entertainment coverage, and herman cain, a candidate for the republican nomination will join us. he will be followed by tom brokaw and william shatner. we would like to present you with our small thank-you gift, and that is the traditional npc coffee mug. thank you for being here today. [applause] your son is a u.s. senator, and since the senate is considered the upper chamber, how is his world on the hill different and perhaps even better than yours? >> it reminds me of a little story. the first day we were sworn in together, we were on the same tv program, and they were poking a little fun at me. how do you feel that your son is in the senate and you are in the house? i said i have already told him that if he does a real good job as a senator, he eventually might be able to get a seat in the house of representatives. >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker today? [applause] thank you all for coming here

after that, natalie cole will be at the national press club talking about hepatitis c. the singer was diagnosed with the disease during a routine blood test in 2008. that gets underway at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> it is very obvious to me that with all the priorities we have, and they are all worthy, till further notice every decision the national government makes, every close call made in favor of economic growth, in favor of growth of the private sector. >> he worked as an adviser in the reagan white house, omb director and george w. bush's administration, and as governor of indiana, he introduced spending cuts that produced a surplus. mitch daniels on his new book, the economy, and his decision not to run for president. >> one of the leaders of political demonstrations that led to the fall of hosni mubarak's government talks about the transition. ahmed maher is the co-founder of the april 6 youth movement, which began as a group on facebook. the arab-american institute hosted this event. >> welcome to the arab american institute. established in 1985, we are a nonprofit o